Christian music news: Sanctus Real Announces New Release, Tour

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The band will headline a 16-day tour that begins in January and leads up to the upcoming release, and then launch a 35-city major market tour with Third Day in February.

The band will play new songs from the album during the tours, as well as fan favorites spanning its four acclaimed national studio releases.

We Need Each Other follows Sanctus Real's most successful album to date, The Face of Love, which gathered numerous accolades and continued a string of radio hits, including the No. 1 songs, "I'm Not Alright" and "Don't Give Up."

We Need Each Other follows the theme of The Face of Love, which was inspired by real-life heartache and rediscovering joy. The new album marks a completion of that healing process and is a call for unity.

"There's a longing for something bigger than oneself, a band, a song or a crowd of concertgoers," says Sanctus Real frontman Matt Hammitt. "We need to come together as the body of Christ, unifying to see God's work done through us. There's so much simple truth in the statement, ?we need each other.' We can accomplish so much more if we stand together as one."

With five No. 1 songs on the radio, that "simple truth" is resonating with radio listeners. The first single and title track from We Need Each Other has already become the band's 12th Top 5 hit, and is No. 2 and climbing on the R&R Christian CHR chart. "We Need Each Other" is also the band's mantra that permeates the new album.


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Christian music news: Sanctus Real Lands Sixth No. 1 Radio Single, 'We Need Each Other'

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One of the top Christian rock bands today, Sanctus Real captures its sixth No. 1 radio single with the title track to its highly anticipated fourth studio release,We Need Each Other, releasing on Sparrow Records Feb. 12.� Hitting the top of the R&R and CRW CHR charts, �We Need Each Other� follows an impressive 11 Sanctus Real songs that have broken into the Top 5, including such top charting hits as �The Face of Love,� �I�m Not Alright,� �Don�t Give Up� and �Everything About You.�

�We Need Each Other� resonates with radio listeners across the country, the band is also giving fans an inside look at their personal lives like never before with the newly launched blog site, www.sanctusreality.com. Fans can read lead vocalist Matt Hammitt�s story on the site of meeting and posing for a photo with Live with Regis and Kelly�sKelly Ripa, as well as his account of driving 128 miles per hour at a NASCAR track.� Lead guitarist Chris Rohman reveals his remote control airplane hobby along with a video demonstration, while bassist Dan Gartley relays his Rock Band for Playstation 2� gaming skills.� The site also features episode one of a new docu-series podcast from the band that is part humor and part backstage pass to the band�s everyday life on tour.

More blogs from the road are sure to be posted soon as Sanctus Real plays new songs from the album, as well as fan favorites spanning it�s four acclaimed national studio releases, on the major market tour with Third Day that begins March 6 in Charleston, SC.� Modern Rock Album of the Year Dove Award winner Sanctus Real, popularly known for its captivating live performances, is currently headlining a 16-day tour that began last month and leads up to the release of the new album.

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Christian music news: Sanctus Real Headlines Fall 2008 'We Need Each Other' Tour

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Dove Award-winning modern rock band Sanctus Real will showcase music from its acclaimed February 2008 release, We Need Each Other, live on tour this fall. The �We Need Each Other� tour, additionally featuring Tenth Avenue North, VOTA and speaker Sammy Adebiyi, will visit more than 30 cities nationwide.

Kicking off Sept. 4, 2008 in Perrysburg, Ohio, the �We Need Each Other� tour will makes its way through 16 states from Maine to Florida, Pennsylvania to California, wrapping up on Nov. 8, 2008. Beginning July 18, fans who purchase their ticket at iTickets.com will receive a free download of an exclusive acoustic version of �Black Coal� from We Need Each Other. The promotion will run through Aug. 8.

�This tour is a chance for people to experience the best of what we've been building for over a decade,� says Sanctus Real frontman Matt Hammitt. �Every show is focused on strengthening the relationship between us and our audience. Together, we will accomplish something much greater than music or a concert. Together, we will change lives.�

�This Fall�s tour with Sanctus Real has shaped up to be extremely well-received among churches spreading as far North as Maine and even out to California and the Pacific Northwest,� says Kevin Huffman, artist agent for Third Coast Artists Agency. �Our contacts have embraced the vision of Sanctus Real and their heart for relief in Africa, along with the added support from Tenth Avenue North, Vota and speaker Sammy Adebiyi.�


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